and he employed several members of his family in this enterprise . hu ' s work at the ten bamboo studio pioneered new techniques in colour print ##making , leading to delicate gr ##ada ##tions of colour which were not previously ac ##hi ##eva ##ble in this art form . hu is best known for his manual of painting entitled the ten bamboo studio manual of painting and call ##igraphy , an artist ' s prime ##r which remained in print for around 200 years . his studio also published seal catalogue ##s , academic and medical texts , books on poetry , and decorative writing papers . many of these were edited and preface ##d by hu and his brothers . = = biography = = hu
and he employed several members of his family in this enterprise. hu's work at the ten bamboo studio pioneered new techniques in colour printmaking, leading to delicate gradations of colour which were not previously achievable in this art form. hu is best known for his manual of painting entitled the ten bamboo studio manual of painting and calligraphy, an artist's primer which remained in print for around 200 years. his studio also published seal catalogues, academic and medical texts, books on poetry, and decorative writing papers. many of these were edited and prefaced by hu and his brothers. = = biography = = hu